Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-06-17
The Pioneers Annual Reunion.

PORT TOWNSEND, June 9.-Tht
Washington Territory Pioneer As
sociation adjourned sine die last even
ing. The meeting was one of the mos
interesting yet held, and its social fea
lures were highly enjoyed. There
were about GOO persons present and
all had good time.
The report of the Secretary show,
some lack of interest ON the part o.
members, and an astonishing disin
clination to pay dues. He says:
sEcRETARY's STATEMENT.
At the date of my last annual report
(June l, 1860 the Association mum.
bered upon the roll 373 members.
Within the year past the total num-
Der upon the roll of members has
been increased to 535. This does not
include members of the King county
Association, which was incorporated
with ours in our last reunion. In
cluding the names of these members,
our list will embrace about 600 mem
bers at the present time. OF these,
I'll are females, who are exempt by
our constitution from the payment of
admission fees and dues.
The number of members charged
with dues upon the books of the As
sociation is $50. Deducting from this
the number of those who have died,
leaves about 319 members subject to
the payment of annual dues.
As will be seen by statements A
and B annexed, the total receipts for
the Association for last year were as
follows: Admission fees, $S1; annual
dues, $1OS; total $3.50.
Total disbursements for the same
time, $l7 "a. Secretary's salary for
the year June Z, 1887, 500; deficit
in Secretary's salary for year ending
June l, 1886, SAG 76. Total 1854 10.
Cash on hand now, 1924 80.
DELINQUENT MEMBERS.
Of the $50 members charged upon
the books with annual dues, but 50
have paid up in full, and but this
number are entitled to vote and serve
on committees.
OF the 252 delinquent members, 127
have never paid any dues whatever, and
are individually in arrears from So up
wards. Judging from my observation
in such matters, but few of them will
reinstate themselves by paying up in
full. Twenty-seven members are de-
linquent for two years. Eighty-eight
are in arrears for the past year. Most
of the latter class will probably pay
up before the next meeting.
1t will be seen from the statement
of its financial condition that, after
paying the Secretary's salary of $1OO
and the most necessary contingent
expenses, printing and postage, there
are now on hand the sum of "a 80.
This will undoubtedly be considerably
increased by the payment of dues and
admission fees at the present session.
The Secretary recommended the
publication of a pamphlet, to contain
the transactions of the Association, in.
cluding all the addresses delivered be-
fore it, to be distributed among its
members and preserved in its archives.
The expense of such a publication he
estimated at $3.50.
DEATH ROLL.
The following is list, 80 far as
could be assertained, of the Associa-
ton who have died since the last
meeting: Elliot Cline, died at New
Dungeness, August, 13, 1886; VIM
N. Horton, at Olympia, March Z, 1887
Mrs. Francis Shelton, at Shelton's
Point April Is, 1887; Mrs. Minds
Munks, at Fidalgo, March 5, 1886.
A proposition that proxies be al
lowed at future meetings of the society
! was roiected. .----.--------------